"This unadultered partisanship tied two different issues together in a quest to force welfare expansion upon the Maine people. I have said all along this would receive a veto when it reached my desk, so this letter should be no surprise," said LePage.

The governor's veto came shortly after the Senate approved the legislation.

Despite the veto, Democrats celebrated.

"This is a win for our hospitals and it is a win for the people of Maine," said Rep. Mark Eves of North Berwick.

Senate President Justin Alfond and Speaker of the House Eves gathered up the troops in the Hall of Flags and were quick to slam the governor.

"We did what the governor asked us to do, unfortunately, the governor has broken his promise," said Alfond.

The divisiveness reached a boiling point when the governor was told a TV set outside his office had to be removed -- a violation of House rules he was told.

On the screen, the words, "What's the Holdup?" A message critical of the Democrats for not passing the governor's budget and his plan to repay the hospitals.

LePage said the TV set would stay, calling it a matter of free speech and then in an act of protest, a fed up LePage announced plans to pack up his staff and move out of the State House by July 1.

"We're going to move the office," LePage said. When asked where, he said, "I don't know yet, we have to find a place. You know a good real estate guy?"

The Democrats' plan tied paying back the hospital's to an expansion of Medicaid.

LePage and the Republicans strongly object to the part of the bill that expands Medicaid, saying that wasn't analyzed sufficiently and should be considered separately.

Maine owes hospitals $484 million.

After the Senate vote, Democratic leaders urged Mainers to contact their legislators and ask them to override LePage's veto of the bill, which is expected to come up next Tuesday.

Democrats call paying the hospitals and expanding Medicaid to about 70,000 Mainers a win-win for the state.

MORE DRAMA AND CONTROVERSY TODAY AT THE STATE HOUSE -- AS THE DEMOCRATS PLAN TO REPAY MAINE'S HOSPITALS - PASSES THE LEGISLATURE. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MEGHAN TORJUSSEN, IN FOR TRACY SABOL. BUT THE GOVERNOR WAS READY WITH HIS PEN TO STRIKE IT DOWN WITH AN INSTANT VETO. W-M-T-W NEWS 8'S JIM KEITHLEY JOINS US WITH MORE ON THIS LATEST BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND DEMOCRATS. THERE WAS YET ANOTHER BOMB- SHELL TODAY - AS THE BATTLE CONTINUES BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS - AS THE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SAYS HE'S MOVING OUT OF THE STATE HOUSE. WITH THE STRIKE OF HIS PEN- GOVERNOR PAUL LEPAGE SWIFTLY VETOED THE CONTROVERSIAL HOSPITAL REPAYMENT BILL SAYING THE DEMOCRATIC- SPNOSORED BILL TIED HOSPITAL REPAYMENT TO THE EXPANSION OF MAINECARE OR THE STATE'S VERSION OF MEDICAID. "This unadultered partisanship tied two different issues together in a quest to force welfare explansion upon the Maine people. I have said all along this would receive a veto when it reached my desk, so this letter should be no surprise." THE DEMOCRATS CELEBRATED NONE- THE-LESS. "This is a win for our hospitals and it is a win for the people of Maine." SENATE PRESIDENT JUSTIN ALFOND AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MARK EVES GATHERED UP THE TROOPS IN THE HALL OF FLAGS AND WERE QUICK TO SLAM THE GOVENOR. "We did what the governor asked us to do, unfortunately the governor has broken his promise." THE DIVISIVENESS REACHED A BOILING POINT WHEN THE GOVERNOR WAS TOLD THIS TV SET OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE HAD TO BE REMOVED - A VIOLATION OF HOUSE RULES HE WAS TOLD. ON THE SCREEN THE WORDS "WHAT'S THE HOLDUP" A MESSAGE CRITICAL OF THE DEMOCRATS..FOR NOT PASSING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AND "HIS" PLAN TO REPAY THE HOSPITALS. GOVERNOR LEPAGE SAID THE TV SET STAYS - CALLING IT A MATTER OF FREE SPEECHAND THEN IN AN ACT OF PROTEST, A FED-UP GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PACK-UP HIS STAFFAND MOVE OUT OF THE STATE HOUSE BY JULY FIRST. "We're going to move the office. Q: Move the office where? A: I don't know yet, we have to find a place. You know a good real estate guy?" AND OFF THE GOVERNOR WENT BACK TO THE BLAINE HOUSE WHERE HE WAS ALREADY CONDUCTING BUSINESS TODAY. "It goes with the way this governor deals with this state. He insults people personally. He distracts people and instead of talking about covering tens of thousands of people, paying back our hospitals, you now here covering a trivial story. If the governor wants to move out, by all means - go ahead." REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT TO PAY THE HOSPITALS, BUT ARE LEARY ABOUT THE MEDCAID EXPANSION PLAN. "We want to know what it costs. We're not going to sign on the dotted line until we know eaxclty what it's going to cost us." THE DEMOCRATS CALLED ON REPUBLICANS TO OVERTURN THE GOVERNOR'S VETO ON THE HOSPITAL REPAYMENT BILL WHEN THEY TAKE AN "OFFICIAL" VOTE ON TUESDAY - REPUBLICANS SAY THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPENUNTIL A HOSPITAL REPAYMENT BILL AND A MEDICAID EXPANSION BILL ARE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM JIM